Laura Ingraham's ex assistant sues alleging pregnancy discrimination - Daily Mail
Nov 29, 2018Reporter Published: 22:33 GMT, 20 April 2018 Updated: 04:43 GMT, 21 April 2018Fox News host Laura Ingraham is being sued for pregnancy discrimination by her former personal assistant. Karolina Wilson, 28, has filed a lawsuit against Ingraham and her company, Ingraham Media Group, claiming pregnancy discrimination, as the reason why she was fired the day after she returned from maternity leave, The Washington Post revealed. The lawsuit was filed in the civil division of Washington DC's Superior Court on February 9, according to court documents. It alleges that Ingraham violated the District’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, its Family and Medical Leave Act and its Human Rights Act. Fox News host Laura Ingraham's former assistant is suing her for pregnancy discrimination Karolina Wilson, 28 (pictured), who worked for Ingraham for 16 months, claimed that Ingraham 'treated her adversely' after she revealed that she was pregnant and then fired her the day after her maternity leave ended In addition to her firing after a pregnancy-related leave, Wilson's complaint alleges that Ingraham 'treated her adversely after learning of her pregnancy' and 'interfered with her ability to take job-protected family and medical leave.'The filing also stated that Ingraham and her company stopped Wilson from taking more than three weeks off for full maternity leave, failed to give her a space to pump breast milk and didn't tell her about her right to health insurance after firing her.As a result of the alleged 'discrimination, interference, and retaliation,' Wilson — her family's primary breadwinner — not only lost her income three months after giving birth, but had also lost her health insurance within a month of having the baby.Wilson told the Washington Post she worked as Ingraham's personal assistant for almost 16 months, maintaining the Fox News host's work schedule, overseeing her household staff and responding ...